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Winners of the 25th Silmo d’Or Awards Unveiled

After the traditional SILMO d’Or awards show, discover the lucky winners of the 2018 edition!

FRAME TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
L’AMY with “McLaren Ultimate Vision” Hall 6 H 082

 

CHILDREN
URBAND with “Eyelet Active” Hall 5 P 134

OPTIC FRAME FASHION TREND
MARNI with “ME 2623” MARCHON Hall 6 B 089

SUNGLASSES « FASHION TREND
SALVATORE FERRAGAMO with “SF184S FIORE” MARCHON Hall 6 B 089

VISION
BBGR Optique with “BLUV Xpert” Hall 6 C 039
ZEISS with “UV Protect” Hall 5 H 032

MATERIAL / EQUIPMENT
ESSILOR with “Vision R-800” Hall 6 J 105

OPTIC FRAME EYEWEAR DESIGNER
MORÀ BUSOLI with “Venti” Hall 5 N 082

SUNGLASSES EYEWEAR DESIGNER
IMPRESSIO with “Impressio 609 Vortex” Hall 5 HJ 149

PREMIERE CLASSE AWARD
Thierry Lasry with “Shorty” / Hall 5 D 139

SPECIAL JURY AWARD
Nathalie Blanc with “Suzanne” / hall 5 L107

Source: Silmo Paris

Winners of Best Exhibitor Booth Awards at Vision Expo West Announced

The Vision Expo team thanks all attendees who voted for their favorite exhibitor booth in the following categories: “Most Creative Booth Design” and “Best Brand Activation.”

Here are the winning exhibitors:

Costa, Booth 20065 for “Most Creative Booth Design”

 

 

 

and

Europa Eyewear/STATE Optical Co., Booth 19065 for “Best Brand Activation”

 

 

 

Winning exhibitors receive $1,000 in credits to use toward sponsorship options at future Vision Expo shows.

OWP Ladies: Worlds of Exceptional Colour

Style 2179, 2180 (photo): Fresh exclusive Italian acetates, whose balance and detail couldn’t possibly be more feminine, are the centerpiece and highlight of OWP’s new ladies’ styles. With style 2179’s round, stylish statement and style 2180’s finely curved rectangular front, the exciting materials speak for themselves with their fine-edged design. A discreet metal decor on the temple delivers a classy finish with playful colour contrasts.

Distributed by Lanctôt: www.rlanctot.com

IOT Launches New Website, Updates Logo

IOT, the Spanish freeform digital lens designer, has updated their logo and refreshed their website and social media profiles.

Carolina Gago, General Manager of IOT explains the reason for the change: “IOT has evolved significantly since it was founded and we had the desire to better transmit who we are today and celebrate a new era. Our new corporate look represents our greatest commitment, which is give our customers the newest solutions they need to be successful and to completely customize those solutions to their businesses. Our new corporate look was also designed to take us into the future. We anticipate amazing things to come for the future of the ophthalmic lenses.”

IOT’s new website is designed to be a resource for information on IOT products and services and include research and peer-reviewed articles from IOT scientists.

Daniel Crespo, President and CEO of IOT, says, “Our new corporate image embodies the philosophy of the company. We put our partners at the center of our business, so we can work together as one team and create solutions that are completely customized to their businesses. It is our mission at IOT to offer our business partners the technology and services they need to manufacture the best lenses in the world.”

Click HERE to read the full press release.

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